Introduction
Taking unquestionably essential feminist position, Bell Hooks promotes the knowledge of feminist theory as essential portion of the development of self-actualization and the way toward freedom with no restrictions. Hooks targets the young women who just know a little concerning feminism, some who may presuppose that sexism is no longer significant since there are feminist movements in women.
The fact is feminism is meant to stop sexist oppression. Hooks acknowledges that the past feminist movements have benefited just the well-learned white women, leaving the less on unequal levels when the white women acquired equal powers to those of male counterparts in working positions. The major aim of these movements has not yet been achieved.
Feminist Class Struggle
Hooks provide a linkage on the class division in relation to the behavior expectations based on how women are taught in reverence to problem-solving. She criticizes the believed notion where specific economic gains of particular affluent women are supposed to be a positive sign in representation of all women.
She however argues that liberty of advantaged-class women irrespective of their race requires the persistent subordination of the working women and the disadvantaged poor women.
She also illustrates on how feminist liberation connects with social change the most challenging aspect faced by the exclusive class of the elite. She continues to pose a consideration of the link in feminist liberation and social change which proves to be a challenge faced by the elitism class. Hooks clearly explains that money cannot account into freedom if the same finances do not promote the individual well-being (Hooks, 2002).
Hooks continually criticizes the power struggle which dominates the women’s movement and thrash efforts in highly literate women who may be well educated. There are also struggles on them that are materially privileged especially the white women with the materially underprivileged women, who by all means do not have easy access to the most considered power class.
She however argues that strong focal point on competition reduces the sisterhood sense practiced in the current feminist pressure groups. The position of women sexually and economically enhances insufficient participation consciousness of the feminist movements in raising the groups.
Hooks acknowledges that feminism commitment has a higher connection to politics where she calls for political solidarity as when women acquired class status which happened to be higher to that of men and failed to conduct differently from males, their politics were otherwise undermined.
Conclusion
In conclusion, I however agree with Hooks that, men are actually not the problem, the problem lies on the patriarchy, the high male domination, and the central focus “sexism.” Hooks however fails to offer practical suggestions on feminist class struggle. It is true that many of the feminism movements have been destabilized by the class power struggle attaining more considerations than feminism.
When women acquire class status which they have been longing for, they happen to forget about their struggle to feminism of all women. In this, I agree with Hooks that the only possible solution that will bring about feminist liberation will be attained when the elitism class changes on their vision, otherwise this might be a mere dream.
References
Hooks, B. (2002, February 12). Feminist Class Struggle. Web.